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Champions 18 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dave Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paris Rozario (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Dave Jones has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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168 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dave Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paris Rozario!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones misses with a wild combination.
Jones lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rozario closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rozario lands an elbow inside that Jones shrugs off.
It looks like Dave Jones has been cut.
Rozario lands a damaging elbow.
Rozario lands a damaging elbow.
Jones is rocked!
A nice left hand lands by Rozario.
Oh Jones is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jones is pressed against the cage. Rozario pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Jones! Two more big strikes from Rozario and Jones crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Paris Rozario!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between ready go (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebastian Calatayud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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205 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, ready go!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sebastian Calatayud!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from go.
Sebastian Calatayud seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Calatayud ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Calatayud gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and go counters with a series of strikes. Calatayud will be more careful next time no doubt.
Calatayud uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from go.
Calatayud pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Calatayud misses with a looping right.
go scores with a crisp jab that stopped Calatayud in his tracks.
Calatayud checks a low kick from go.
No joy there for Calatayud, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Calatayud misses with a takedown
letting go counter with a right hand.
go loads up on a big right hand but Calatayud slips the punch.
Good standup being displayed there by Calatayud as he connects with a hook.
Calatayud lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calatayud tries a head kick but it misses.
go takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A jab from Calatayud misses.
go closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Calatayud trying to get back to full guard but go takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Calatayud is trying to reverse the position but instead go has taken his back - oops!
I really don't envy Calatayud right now.
Calatayud is trying to stand back up.
go is not going to allow Calatayud to sit and survive in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
go controls the action.
go is hanging on to Calatayud's back as he tries to escape.
go is not going to allow Calatayud to sit and survive in this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
go keeps control of the position as Calatayud tries to break free.
Calatayud trying to control the hands but go won't let him.
Calatayud tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calatayud really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Calatayud tries to buck go off so he can stand up but go has got his back now - this could be big trouble! He's slapped on a rear naked choke that looks really tight! Calatayud falls backwards, slamming go to the mat but go holds on tight! Calatayud is forced to tap and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). ready go!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dirrty Bird (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Z Pryde Simmons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Simmons is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Grandmas house. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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205 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dirrty Bird!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Z Pryde Simmons!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bird feints and as Simmons raises his hands in defense, Bird changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bird postures up in Simmons's guard and throws a big left but Simmons blocks it.
Simmons keeping full guard, as Bird tries to pass.
Bird stands up over Simmons, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Simmons looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bird is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Simmons utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bird stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Simmons swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bird postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bird stands up over Simmons, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bird stops Simmons from standing up.
Bird trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bird throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Simmons works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jab by Simmons.
Bird shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Simmons's guard.
Simmons working a defensive guard here.
Simmons is looking for a triangle but Bird pushes his legs off easily.
Bird missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bird working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bird throwing strikes from guard but Simmons blocks nicely.
Simmons avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bird is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bird working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bird is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Simmons has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Bird is looking to defend but Simmons has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Bird! Simmons pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Bird taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Z Pryde Simmons!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gumby Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dylan Sober (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sober has chosen Pantera - Walk as his entrance music. Dylan Sober acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gumby Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dylan Sober!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sober fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jones takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sober shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Jones napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Sober working the ground and pound from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Sober's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Jones trying to control here.
Jones flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Jones is trying to get back to full guard.
Sober really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jones. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jones is trying to stand back up but Sober is controlling him
Jones is trying to get back to full guard.
Jones is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sober pulls his head out easily.
Sober tries to stand and escape but Jones is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jones rushes Sober and presses him up against the cage.
Sober is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jones gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Sober tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jones has Sober pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sober manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Sober is pressed up against the cage. Jones has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sober down to the mat. Sober avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jones looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Sober thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Sober has his foot on Jones's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jones works his way back into a safe position though.
Sober looks gassed!
Sober working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jones.
Jones throwing strikes from guard but Sober blocks nicely.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Sober is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sober looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones postures up.
Jones sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sober's guard.
Jones seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Sober is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Gumby Jones!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ceaser Sarney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gavin Rippa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ceaser Sarney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gavin Rippa!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rippa with a jab.
Rippa swinging wilding here.
Sarney closes the distance and pushes Rippa back into the cage.
Sarney misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rippa.
Sarney tries a knee to the head but Rippa blocks it.
Rippa avoiding damage as Sarney throws knees to the body.
A short left from Sarney.
Rippa swings wildly with an uppercut but Sarney uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rippa leaning against his opponent.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Rippa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sarney is trying to stall.
Rippa is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Sarney stalling against the cage.
Sarney throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarney working aggressively here.
Sarney utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sarney is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sarney throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rippa misses with a punch on the inside.
Sarney landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sarney creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sarney has a couple of punches blocked by Rippa.
Rippa lands an uppercut.
Sarney tries a body shot but Rippa blocks it.
Sarney tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rippa avoids it.
Sarney throws a head punch that misses.
Sarney misses with a knee to the head.
Sarney is looking to control Rippa's arms but Rippa gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sarney has his back to the cage.
Sarney trying to land knees to the body.
Sarney missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarney misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sarney looking to throw knees to the head but Rippa is blocking nicely.
Sarney throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rippa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sarney looking to throw knees to the head but Rippa is blocking nicely.
Rippa is looking to break free of the clinch but Sarney has double underhooks.
Sarney tries to land knees in the clinch but Rippa avoids the damage to the body.
Sarney tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rippa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sarney is breathing heavily.
Sarney has a couple of punches blocked by Rippa.
Sarney misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rippa.
Rippa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sarney looking to throw knees to the head but Rippa is blocking nicely.
Rippa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sarney misses with a double jab
and Rippa counters with a solid body kick.
Rippa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A cross from Rippa lands.
Rippa scores with a one two! Sarney had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarney walks into a stiff left hand from Rippa.
Rippa drops Sarney with a beautiful combination! Sarney stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Rippa is looking for the KO!
Sarney is rocked!
Sarney blocks a head kick by Rippa.
Oh Sarney is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rippa tests Sarney's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rippa lands the left hand.
Rippa feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Sarney crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Gavin Rippa!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Douglas Quaid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teddy Sayre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Quaid might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Metallica - For Whom the Bell Tolls. Sayre has chosen A Country Boy Can Survive as his entrance music. Teddy Sayre has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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154 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Douglas Quaid!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Teddy Sayre!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quaid throws a shot from downtown. Sayre moves away and avoids it.
Sayre wants to clinch up but Quaid keeps it at a distance.
Sayre misses with a wild body shot.
Sayre fails to land with a series of punches.
Quaid will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Teddy Sayre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sayre fails to land with a series of punches.
Quaid dodges the punch combination from Sayre.
Sayre throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sayre tries to close the distance and clinch up but Quaid swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sayre looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sayre fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sayre throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Quaid sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Quaid slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sayre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Quaid manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quaid throws a shot to the body.
Quaid moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Teddy Sayre has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sayre tries to clinch but Quaid moves out of range.
Quaid takes a swing at Sayre's ribcage but misses.
Quaid scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Quaid cracks Sayre with a big right hand but Sayre just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Quaid has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quaid trying to control the action but Sayre is working from the bottom.
Quaid throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Sayre trying to remain calm as Quaid controls from the top position.
Quaid moves into full mount!
Quaid tries to control but Sayre wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sayre manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Sayre keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Quaid not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Quaid not doing much here.
Sayre trying to hold on to Quaid's head to control him but Quaid postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quaid wants to take a breather but Sayre is having none of it.
Quaid is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Quaid can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sayre is looking to escape.
Sayre takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Quaid there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Sayre is squirming around, avoiding Quaid's attempts to control the action.
A nice elbow there by Quaid.
Quaid throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Quaid throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Quaid connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
A nice elbow there by Quaid.
Quaid looking to control but Sayre is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Douglas Quaid dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Teddy Sayre's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sayre throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Quaid gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Quaid swats away the attempt to clinch by Sayre.
Sayre walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sayre throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Quaid missing with a left hand there. Sayre was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sayre wants to clinch up but Quaid keeps it at a distance.
Sayre walks into a left hand.
Quaid keeps the fight on the outside.
Quaid ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Quaid. Sayre does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sayre avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Quaid fails with a takedown attempt.
Quaid gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sayre throws a series of punches but Quaid avoids them all with ease.
Sayre fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sayre tried to score with a low kick but Quaid checks it.
Quaid paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sayre tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Quaid shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Quaid trying to control but Sayre is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Quaid looking to finish Sayre with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sayre!
Sayre wants to control but Quaid is having none of it.
Quaid connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quaid tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Quaid tries to control but Sayre wriggling away.
Quaid tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Quaid tries to control but Sayre wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Quaid.
Quaid can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sayre is looking to escape.
Quaid misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
A nice elbow there by Quaid.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sayre is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Quaid looking to finish Sayre with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sayre!
Quaid takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sayre is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Quaid there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
BOOM! Quaid connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Quaid lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Quaid connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Douglas Quaid dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Teddy Sayre's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Quaid looks to throw the jab but Sayre is out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sayre looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sayre is looking to clinch.
Quaid throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sayre's waist but Sayre gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Quaid off to one side.
Quaid thows a body shot but no joy.
Quaid drives through with a takedown into guard.
Quaid is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Quaid postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Quaid seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Quaid trying to control but Sayre is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quaid passes Sayre's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Quaid stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sayre has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Quaid is working away from the top position though.
Quaid is looking to take a break and control but Sayre is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Quaid throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Quaid is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sayre can do to turn this around?
Quaid missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sayre is staying active underneath Quaid, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Douglas Quaid just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Sayre tries to clinch but Quaid moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Quaid misses.
Sayre misses with a few strikes there.
Quaid fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Quaid dives in and grabs Sayre's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sayre pushes down on Quaid's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Douglas Quaid. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Quaid shoots in looking for a takedown. Sayre tries to sprawl out of it but Quaid keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sayre manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Quaid stuns Sayre with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sayre is looking to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Sayre.
Sayre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Quaid.
Sayre gets a clinch.
Sayre gets underhooks to prevent Quaid's takedown attempt.
Sayre misses with a knee to the head.
Quaid wants to get back to striking at distance but Sayre won't allow it.
Sayre trying to control the position but instead, Quaid has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sayre into the cage.
Quaid just leaning against Sayre, taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sayre with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sayre wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Quaid has him pressed against the cage.
Sayre is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Quaid is keeping busy.
Sayre's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Quaid on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sayre doesn't manage to clinch there - Quaid circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Quaid.
Quaid cracks Sayre with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sayre tries to close the distance and clinch but Quaid swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Quaid circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Quaid throws out a loose jab but Sayre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sayre fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Quaid throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sayre misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Douglas Quaid clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Teddy Sayre's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Quaid connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sayre momentarily.
Quaid connects with a nice looking jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sayre, as that shot connected.
Sayre is looking to clinch.
Sayre throws a quick inside leg kick.
Quaid misses with a few strikes there.
Sayre tries to clinch but Quaid moves out of range.
Quaid swinging wilding here.
Sayre tries to clinch up but Quaid circles away and keeps his distance.
A left and a right from Sayre both land. Nice combination.
Sayre throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Quaid.
Sayre fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Quaid misses with a wild body shot.
Quaid misses with a series of wild punches.
Sayre with a nice cross.
Douglas Quaid is winning the standup battle so far.
Quaid scores with a nice head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quaid fails with the takedown.
Sayre tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sayre avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sayre throws a one two combo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sayre. Quaid does a little dance to reset his feet.
Quaid misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sayre counters with a slapping leg kick.
A punch combination from Quaid misses.
Sayre fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Quaid misses with a combination
and Sayre counters with a nice body shot.
Sayre wants to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sayre. Quaid does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sayre wants to clinch.
Quaid throws a shot from downtown. Sayre moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sayre scores with a jab.
Sayre wants to land a leg kick but Quaid is out of range.
Sayre tries to close the distance and clinch up but Quaid swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A big right from Quaid misses.
Quaid cracks Sayre with a good jab.
Sayre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Quaid avoids a punch combination nicely.
Quaid throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Quaid misses with a double jab.
Quaid tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sayre was well out of range. Poor timing from Quaid.
Sayre walks into a stiff left hand from Quaid.
A combination from Sayre does no damage.
Teddy Sayre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sayre gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sayre can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Quaid controls the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quaid passes Sayre's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Quaid takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Quaid controlling the pace.
Quaid thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sayre is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Well, if Quaid is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Quaid throwing shots but Sayre is blocking nicely.
Sayre is not content to let Quaid control the position.
Quaid is thwarting Sayre's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Douglas Quaid had his way with Teddy Sayre in that round.
The cut man is working on Teddy Sayre's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Sayre tries to clinch but Quaid moves out of range.
Quaid tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sayre sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Quaid somewhat.
Sayre tries to clinch up but Quaid circles away and keeps his distance.
Sayre moves away from the strike by Quaid.
Sayre gets caught flat footed, as Quaid shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Quaid throwing strikes but missing.
Quaid loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Quaid won't allow Sayre to sweep him here.
Quaid trying to control the position from guard on top but Sayre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quaid is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Sayre is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Quaid looking to pass the guard.
Sayre working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sayre tries to clinch up but Quaid circles away and keeps his distance.
Quaid takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sayre keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sayre wants to clinch.
Sayre moves away from the strike by Quaid.
Quaid gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sayre counters with a three punch combo that has Quaid backing up. Quaid nods at Sayre to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Douglas Quaid. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Sayre tries to clinch up but Quaid circles away and keeps his distance.
A combination from Quaid does no damage.
A left and a right from Sayre both land. Nice combination.
Sayre cracks a nice hook into Quaid's ribs.
Quaid shoots in for a takedown but Sayre shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Quaid lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Quaid.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sayre scores with a nice strike.
Quaid throws a big shot that misses.
Quaid avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sayre scores with a hook to the body. Quaid takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Quaid shoots in and drives through. Sayre sprawls well.
Quaid avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sayre tries to clinch up but Quaid circles away and keeps his distance.
Sayre throws a right and a left that Quaid avoids nicely.
Teddy Sayre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Quaid is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sayre.
Sayre lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Sayre looks to score with a jab to the body but Quaid is just out of range.
Sayre clinches with his opponent.
Quaid misses with a punch on the inside.
Quaid keeps control of Sayre as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Quaid blocks an elbow strike from Sayre.
Nice elbow from Sayre.
Sayre misses with an elbow strike.
Teddy Sayre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sayre tries to land a knee to the head but Quaid blocks with his arms.
A left hand lands to the body for Quaid.
Sayre doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Quaid misses with a hook from the clinch.
Quaid works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Douglas Quaid is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Quaid blocks an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Quaid.
Quaid lands a body shot.
Sayre throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Quaid blocks it with crossed arms.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sayre throws an elbow but misses.
Sayre lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sayre keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Quaid's efforts to push away.
Quaid breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sayre tries to clinch up but Quaid circles away and keeps his distance.
A jab from Quaid does it's job there.
Quaid looks for a takedown but Sayre sprawls well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Teddy Sayre comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Quaid has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 49:46
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 49:46
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Douglas Quaid!
Douglas Quaid retains his featherweight title!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paul Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christopher Fitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fitch has chosen Motörhead - "Orgasmatron" as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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163 lbs
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158 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paul Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Christopher Fitch!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Penn misses.
Penn cracks Fitch with a good jab.
Penn fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Paul Penn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penn misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Penn misses.
Fitch is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Penn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fitch throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fitch lands a jab to the nose.
Fitch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fitch stuffs the takedown.
Fitch fails to land with a series of punches.
Fitch connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
It looks like Paul Penn has been cut.
Fitch misses with the combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Penn. Fitch does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fitch moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Penn shoots for a takedown but Fitch saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Penn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fitch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fitch swinging wilding here.
Fitch on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Penn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fitch.
Some wild striking there from Fitch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitch on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Penn misses with the combination.
Fitch slips a jab from Penn.
Fitch throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Penn moves out of range of the strikes.
Fitch lands with a straight right. Penn didn't see that one coming.
Fitch tries to bum rush Penn with a series of wild strikes but Penn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fighters circling - Fitch throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Penn feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Penn is pushing down on Fitch's leg trying to pass to half guard. Fitch is fighting to maintain full guard but Penn has managed to sneak the leg through.
Penn missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Penn is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Penn is working for a submission of some sort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitch is defending against the submission attempts here by Penn.
Penn stops Fitch from getting back to his feet.
Penn is working for a kimura but Fitch is defending it quite comfortably.
Penn trying to mount his opponent but Fitch defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitch is trying to stand.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Penn scores with a jab to the body.
Fitch throws a nice looking combination but Penn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fitch looks to score with a jab to the body but Penn is just out of range.
Fitch with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fitch's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Fitch duly obliges.
Fitch moves out of range of the body kick.
A shot to the body from Penn misses
letting Fitch counter with a right hand.
Fitch misses with a wild combination.
Penn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fitch.
Penn throws a lazy right hand but Fitch sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Penn shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Fitch counters with a left to the body.
Penn is breathing heavily.
Fitch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Penn misses with a straight left.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Penn misses with a looping right.
Fitch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Penn throws a jab when Fitch was well out of range.
Penn misses with a jab to the body
and Fitch connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big right from Penn misses.
Penn throws a body punch but Fitch moves out of range.
Fitch takes one on the button.
Penn shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Fitch counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Crunch! Penn slams his shin into Fitch's torso.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Penn looks to score with a jab to the body but Fitch is just out of range.
Fitch lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Paul Penn's cut is getting worse.
Penn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fitch was well out of range. Poor timing from Penn.
Penn misses with a wild body shot.
Fitch ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christopher Fitch dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paul Penn's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Fitch ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Penn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Penn moves out of range as Fitch strikes.
Fitch throws a jab but it's blocked by Penn.
Fitch looks to throw the jab but Penn is out of range.
Penn thows a body shot but no joy.
Fitch takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fitch throws the left hand but Penn avoids the punch easily.
Penn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fitch.
Penn with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fitch to score with a decent uppercut.
Penn is rocked!
Fitch drops Penn with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Penn! Fitch dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Christopher Fitch!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between james konicke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Alberto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). konicke's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Can't Be Touched. Alberto has chosen Rap De Armas as his entrance music. Carlos Alberto has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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217 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, james konicke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Carlos Alberto!
The judges for this bout are , and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
konicke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
konicke fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alberto tried to score with a low kick but konicke checks it.
konicke dodges the punch combination from Alberto.
Alberto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alberto tries to work over konicke's front leg with a kick but konicke checks it.
konicke shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
konicke looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
konicke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alberto.
Alberto misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alberto missing with a left hand there. konicke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alberto throws a hook to the side of konicke's head but konicke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alberto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
konicke misses the shot to the body.
A head kick misses from konicke.
konicke ducks under a wild hook from Alberto.
konicke closes the distance and clinches.
konicke fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Alberto slows down the pace here.
Alberto prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for james konicke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
konicke can't find room to land a body shot as Alberto controls the action.
Alberto breaks the clinch.
Alberto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
konicke fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Alberto is out of range.
konicke throws a front kick aimed at Alberto's knee but Alberto avoids it well.
konicke throws a sloppy head kick and Alberto moves out of range easily.
Alberto throws a looping overhand right but konicke ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Alberto throws a good cross that connects.
Alberto falls off balance throwing a combination
and konicke connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
konicke is trying hard to land a takedown here. Alberto sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A clash of legs there as Alberto blocks the low kick.
konicke misses with a body kick.
konicke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
konicke throws a half hearted mid kick.
konicke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alberto scores with a nice head shot.
konicke checks a leg kick nicely.
Carlos Alberto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alberto scores with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
konicke shoots in for a takedown but Alberto shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Alberto stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from konicke.
A slapping leg kick lands for Alberto.
konicke wants to clinch.
Alberto drops konicke with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but konicke looks back up at him and smiles so Alberto waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
konicke is rocked!
It looks like james konicke has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alberto tries a low kick but konicke avoids it.
Carlos Alberto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
konicke swings for the body but Alberto moves out of range.
Alberto circles away from the clinch attempt.
konicke slips a jab and a cross from Alberto.
konicke fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alberto throws a right hand that konicke ducks under and follows up with a left that konicke also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
konicke misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alberto throws a big shot that misses.
Alberto throws a low kick, looking for konicke's leg but konicke calmly moves out of range.
konicke throws a leg kick
and Alberto counters with a crisp one two that drops konicke! Alberto thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves konicke to his feet! konicke is in big trouble!
Oh konicke is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A big right from Alberto misses.
konicke seems to have got his legs back now.
Alberto dances in with a quick combination. konicke is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Alberto snaps konicke's head back. konicke stumbles backwards against the cage. Alberto steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with konicke's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. konicke just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Carlos Alberto!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Irv Goldman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Clapton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eric Clapton has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Irv Goldman's chin.
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220 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Irv Goldman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eric Clapton!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Clapton.
Clapton goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Goldman has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Clapton but great work by Goldman.
Goldman throws a strike aimed at the side of Clapton's head but Clapton avoids it well.
Goldman has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Clapton can't do much from the bottom here.
Goldman tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Goldman has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Goldman trying to control the action but Clapton is working from the bottom.
Clapton tries to improve position but can't.
A control attempt from Clapton but he's now mounted!
Goldman looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Goldman lands a nice shot to the head.
Goldman will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clapton is trying to escape the mount.
Clapton tries to hold on but Goldman postures up.
Clapton stops Goldman from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Clapton is looking to improve his position but Goldman isn't that keen on the idea.
Clapton wants to control but Goldman is having none of it.
Clapton tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Goldman unloads with some shots from mount but Clapton bucks and avoids them well.
Clapton bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Clapton stopping the sweep attempt from Goldman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Clapton with a flurry of punches that miss.
Clapton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Goldman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Goldman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Clapton wants to stand but Goldman is controlling his posture from full guard.
Clapton throwing strikes from guard but Goldman blocks nicely.
Clapton looks gassed!
Goldman is trying to control the position but Clapton postures up.
Clapton preventing the sweep.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Goldman shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clapton trying to hold on to Goldman's head to control him but Goldman postures up.
Goldman has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Clapton tries to control Goldman's body but Goldman pushes him off. Clapton squirms to his side and now Goldman has his back!
Goldman has the hooks in. Clapton is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Goldman is persistently looking for the submission but Clapton is defending it well.
Clapton is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Goldman is punishing Clapton with strikes - can he finish him?!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goldman looking for the choke from the back.
Clapton is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Goldman off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Goldman is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Clapton trying to survive by controlling the hands.
Goldman has good solid back control here.
Clapton tries to break free.
Goldman is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Clapton is defending well though. Goldman let's go of the attempt for now.
Clapton turns into Goldman and is now in his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clapton wants to control from the top but Goldman keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Irv Goldman dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Clapton gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Goldman counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Clapton's guard now.
Irv Goldman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Goldman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Clapton swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Goldman with a nice head shot there.
Goldman's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Goldman tries to free his leg and advance position but Clapton is retaining full guard.
Goldman postures up in Clapton's guard and throws a big left but Clapton blocks it.
Clapton has his hands on Goldman's head, controlling the position.
Goldman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Clapton swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Goldman drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Clapton dives on top into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Goldman looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clapton controlling from the top position.
Clapton preventing the sweep.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Goldman is on top in guard.
Clapton manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Clapton thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Clapton is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Goldman has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Goldman!
Goldman drops back looking for a leg! Clapton is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Clapton manages to kick Goldman off! Goldman jumps back into Clapton's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clapton looking to hit a scissor sweep but Goldman is one step ahead there.
Goldman with a flurry of punches that miss.
Clapton is trying to keep Goldman in close.
Goldman throws and elbow that misses. Clapton uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Goldman's guard. Nice move by Clapton!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Goldman is on top in guard.
Goldman slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldman tries to advance to mount but Clapton denies him.
Clapton tries to improve position but can't.
Clapton looks to move to half guard but instead Goldman has passed into mount! Damn!
Goldman is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Goldman punishing his opponent with strikes.
Clapton is in all sorts of trouble here.
Clapton tries to improve his position but Goldman has taken his back! Goldman has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Clapton tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Goldman pushes Clapton away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Irv Goldman!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arjan Boudewijn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Van Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boudewijn kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Search for the Holy Grail. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arjan Boudewijn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Van Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boudewijn shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Boudewijn throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Henderson is looking to get back to full guard here but Boudewijn has managed to pass to side control instead.
Boudewijn is landing with some decent strikes but Henderson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Boudewijn lands a big elbow.
Henderson tries to reverse the position but Boudewijn maintains control.
Henderson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Boudewijn sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Boudewijn wants to control the pace but Henderson is squirming around nicely.
Henderson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Henderson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Boudewijn. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Boudewijn.
Boudewijn tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Boudewijn cracks Henderson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Boudewijn scoring with strikes but Henderson is staying in there.
Boudewijn wants to control the pace but Henderson is squirming around nicely.
Boudewijn controlling from the full mount.
Boudewijn lands a nice shot to the head.
Henderson tries to hold on but Boudewijn postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boudewijn with a couple of short strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henderson tries to hold on but Boudewijn postures up.
Henderson wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Henderson is squirming around, avoiding Boudewijn's attempts to control the action.
Henderson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Boudewijn looking to finish Henderson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Henderson!
Boudewijn has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Henderson's face.
Boudewijn has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Boudewijn is landing with some decent strikes but Henderson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Boudewijn working Henderson over with strikes here.
Boudewijn sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson is trying desperately to improve position.
Boudewijn in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Henderson is working to get back to half guard.
Boudewijn jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Henderson manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Henderson is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Boudewijn's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Henderson looks gassed!
Henderson won't allow Boudewijn to pass to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boudewijn is trying to control. Henderson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Boudewijn wants to pass to mount but Henderson is defending the position.
Boudewijn is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Henderson sees it coming and defends easily.
Henderson wants to get back to full guard.
Henderson is looking to escape.
Boudewijn passes to full mount!
Boudewijn takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boudewijn landing punches.
Boudewijn trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arjan Boudewijn dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Boudewijn slips a straight right by Henderson.
Henderson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Henderson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Boudewijn manages to get back to half guard.
Boudewijn moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Henderson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Boudewijn looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Henderson wants to control from the top but Boudewijn keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Henderson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boudewijn bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Henderson's guard.
Henderson wants to stand but Boudewijn is controlling the position.
Henderson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Henderson wants to stand but Boudewijn is controlling the position.
Boudewijn sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Henderson's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Boudewijn performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Henderson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Boudewijn passes to side control.
Henderson wants to get back to his feet.
A lull in the action here.
Boudewijn tries to move into full mount but can't pass Henderson's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boudewijn scores with a couple of short elbows.
Boudewijn working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Boudewijn misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Boudewijn working the ground and pound.
Boudewijn is looking to take a break and control but Henderson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Henderson tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Boudewijn presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Boudewijn goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Henderson turns into him and now he's in Boudewijn's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson wants to pass the guard but Boudewijn is keeping the position.
Henderson trying to control but Boudewijn is working from the bottom.
Henderson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Henderson preventing the sweep.
Henderson wants to control from the top but Boudewijn keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arjan Boudewijn dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Henderson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Boudewijn with a jab.
Henderson throws a lazy right hand but Boudewijn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Henderson fails to land with a series of punches.
Henderson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Boudewijn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Van Henderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henderson throws a body kick that misses.
Boudewijn shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Henderson pinned against the cage. Henderson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Boudewijn jabs at Henderson's body.
Henderson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Henderson throws a leg kick but Boudewijn moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson closes the distance and pushes Boudewijn back into the cage.
Henderson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Henderson looks to land a body kick but Boudewijn moved away.
A combination from Henderson does no damage.
Henderson throws a nice looking combination but Boudewijn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Henderson throws a hook but Boudewijn blocks it.
Henderson falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Boudewijn to counter with a crisp jab.
Boudewijn lands a jab to Henderson's midsection.
Nice uppercut lands for Boudewijn. That snapped Henderson's head back.
Boudewijn fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Boudewijn throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A clash of legs there as Henderson blocks the low kick.
Henderson throws a sloppy head kick and Boudewijn moves out of range easily.
Van Henderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arjan Boudewijn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boudewijn throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Boudewijn.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Left hook, right uppercut from Boudewijn.
Boudewijn swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Boudewijn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Henderson slips a straight right by Boudewijn.
Boudewijn keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Henderson misses with a takedown attempt
and Boudewijn counters with a one-two to the body.
Henderson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Boudewijn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Henderson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Boudewijn connects with a good right hand that stumbles Henderson. Henderson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Boudewijn shoots in for a takedown but Henderson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Boudewijn shoots in and drives through. Henderson sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arjan Boudewijn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boudewijn keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Boudewijn keeps the fight on the outside.
Henderson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Henderson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Boudewijn is able to avoid easily.
Boudewijn lands a nice looking body shot.
Boudewijn lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Henderson backs up against the cage.
Boudewijn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Henderson can do to turn this around?
Henderson throws a looping overhand right but Boudewijn ducks down to avoid it.
Henderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boudewijn manages to avoid it.
Boudewijn attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Henderson tries to clinch but Boudewijn moves away
and Boudewijn counters with a nice uppercut.
Boudewijn lands a jab.
Henderson fails with the takedown
and Boudewijn counters with a takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Henderson parries the strikes from Boudewijn easily there. Boudewijn is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Henderson to escape.
Boudewijn slows the pace down.
Boudewijn working the head with strikes.
Henderson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Boudewijn working away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boudewijn controls the position from side control.
Boudewijn trying to control the position but Henderson is working away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arjan Boudewijn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Boudewijn, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:26
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arjan Boudewijn!
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